1963 Queensland state election


Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 1 June 1963 to elect the 78 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
The major parties contesting the election were the Country Party led by Premier Frank Nicklin, the Liberal Party led by Alan Munro, the Labor Party led by Jack Duggan and the Queensland Labor Party led by Paul Hilton. The Country and Liberal parties governed in coalition.
This election marked the return of preferential voting after first past the post voting had been used for elections from 1944-1960.
The Country-Liberal coalition won a third term in office at the election.

Key dates

Results

Seats changing party representation

This table lists changes in party representation at the 1963 election.